https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/anthropic-to-pay-akamai-11-6-billion-over-seven-years-in-cloud-dealContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/anthropic-to-pay-akamai-11-6-billion-over-seven-years-in-cloud-dealhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/anthropic-to-pay-akamai-11-6-billion-over-seven-years-in-cloud-deal#u88541Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:02:24 +0000Anthropic has committed to pay Akamai Technologies $11.6 billion over seven years for cloud infrastructure and services. The agreement focuses on CPU-based distributed inference across Akamai network locations. As part of the arrangement, Akamai is granting Anthropic a warrant for a stake of up to 5% of its stock, which grows as spending increases. The multi-year commitment caused Akamai stock to surge following the announcement. Additional agreements with companies like Lenovo and Jabil further extended the market rally for Akamai shares.Why it mattersThis infrastructure agreement marks a sig